As part of School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 21-25, state officials have honored students who were winners in the School Bus Safety Poster Contest.

The theme for this year’s contest, “At My Stop – You Stop!” stressed the need for motorists to exercise caution near school bus stops and obey Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law.

This year’s winners were chosen from more than 600 public- and private-school student entries. The first-place entries will be forwarded to a national competition to be judged at the end of this month.

The winners included:

Lauren Mark, Elmwood Elementary School, Mechanicsburg Area School District, second place in Division 1 for kindergarten-second grade.

Morgan Hechler, Mechanicsburg Middle School, Mechanicsburg Area School District, first place in Division 3 for grades 6-8.

Daniel Hagenbuch, Mechanicsburg Middle School, Mechanicsburg Area School District, second place in Division 3 for grades 6-8.